Hurricane Hugo Emergency Relief Act

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Hurricane Hugo Emergency Relief Act - Requires the Chief of Engineers, upon the request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, to provide assistance to the Virgin Islands in carrying out any project for repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of any facility eligible for assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to damages resulting from Hurricane Hugo. Directs that the Chief be reimbursed for such expenditures from funds appropriated for carrying out such Act. Provides that the Federal share for such assistance shall be 100 percent. Requires the Chief, upon request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, to restore beaches in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Hugo for purposes of preventing and mitigating storm damages and assisting in the recovery of damages resulting from such hurricane. Directs that the Chief be reimbursed for such expenditures from funds appropriated for carrying out such Act. Sets forth cost sharing allocations. Provides that upon request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Federal official administering assistance for a construction project in the Virgin Islands may make such assistance available to the Chief to carry out such project. Provides for reimbursement of certain administrative costs incurred by the Chief. Declares that the maximum amount which may be allotted under the Flood Control Act of 1948 for the flood control project for Savan Gut, Virgin Islands, shall be $10,000,000 instead of $5,000,000. States that any expenses incurred by the Administrator of General Services for repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of any public building damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Hugo and for relocating Federal employees shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Waives the $5,000,000 limitation on obligations for projects in a fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands with respect to obligations for projects resulting from Hurricane Hugo. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide not less than two Federal Highway Administration technicians to provide assistance in repairing and reconstructing portions of the Federal-aid highway system in the Virgin Islands damaged or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Hugo.

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• Reported in House (text)

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 17 November 1989

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 November 1989

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